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US 2007/0030759 A1Published application
Systems using a levitating, rotating pumping or mixing element and related methods
AssigneeLevTech, Inc.
InventorAlexandre Terentiev
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Abstract
A system for pumping or mixing a fluid using a rotating pumping or mixing element and various other components for use in a pumping or mixing system are disclosed.
Claims23
A mixing tank assembly comprising:
- a side wall having an interior surface at least partially bounding a chamber;
- a floor disposed within or at the base of the chamber, the floor having an opening extending therethrough;
- a collapsible container disposed within the chamber so as to rest on the floor, the collapsible container bounding a compartment;
- a mixer disposed within the compartment of the container;
- and
- a shaft having a first end for receiving the mixer and an opposing second end extending down through the opening in the floor.
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A mixing tank assembly comprising:
- a first container including a lower portion having an opening;
- a second, collapsible container disposed within the first container;
- a mixer disposed within the second, collapsible container;
- and
- a shaft having a first end for receiving the mixer and an opposing second end extending through the opening.
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A mixing tank assembly comprising:
- a support structure;
- a collapsible container resting on the support structure, said collapsible container having a lower portion;
- a mixer disposed within the collapsible container;
- and
- a shaft having a first end projecting through the lower portion of the collapsible container for receiving the mixer.
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A method of forming a mixing tank assembly, comprising:
- positioning a first collapsible container bounding a compartment so as to rest within a second container having an opening extending through a lower portion thereof;
- disposing a mixer within the compartment of the first container;
- inserting a shaft through the opening in the second container and into the compartment of the first container;
- and
- positioning the mixer on a first end of the shaft.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.